From the moment I found out I was expecting a girl...I've wanted her room to be pink. But when I had Nora Jane, we had just moved back into our house after the fire...and I knew we wouldn't live there long, so for resale purposes...I didn't have it painted.
This was her room when we first moved into our new house, when she was two.
This spring we remodeled our house. I don't have great before and after pictures, but it is what it is. There used to be aluminum siding on the top half, which we took off and replaced with hardy board siding. And then we painted the whole exterior of the house.
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DURING:
AFTER:
Decided to have a little fun with the color of the front door....
Daniel's brother Stuart was called to serve a mission in the Ukraine Kiev mission. He left for the MTC Wednesday June 6 (6 days after graduating from high school!) Here we are having lunch at 5 Guys before he takes off.
Nora Jane had her first dance recital on Saturday June 2. She did such a great job!! I was so proud of her. She told me after that she wasn't nervous at all!
posing...
her friends Alice and Sara Jane
Right after her recital, we ran up to Daniel's cousin, Kate's reception. She was a beautiful Bride!!
They had a photo booth at their reception, and we were there a little on the early side, so the kids decided to go try it out, since no one was in it. :)
After the reception...we had to rush home, because Tucker and Daniel had driven to Kanosh, UT that day, to pick up our new puppy, Sage. They got home just in time to change and come the Nora Jane's recital, so we hadn't had a chance to even play with him yet.
Ginger was diagnosed with hip dysplasia, and Daniel always wanted to get another puppy while Ginger was still around to help train him...so he immediately began researching and found the perfect white male Lab.
Nora Jane...who is terrified of Ginger...is so far loving the puppy...and even starting to tolerate Ginger.
This picture was taken after having Sage for 5 days...and the two are finally okay with each other. It wasn't ever bad...i just think Ginger was annoyed at first. Now they seem to be old pals.
Because Daniel's parents and 2 of his siblings are all leaving on missions in May and June, we took one last trip all together to St. George. (This was the plan since Mark and Anne Marie got their call last November. Once Amy got her call, she ended up leaving just a couple weeks before, so she wasn't with us.)
Wednesday...all loaded up...ready for the drive!
Wednesday night dinner: Graydon and Uncle Stu at Texas Roadhouse...Yum!
Thursday, we headed over to Fiesta Fun Center with the kids.
The next few pictures are from Zions National Park, where we took the kids on a fun hike on Friday morning! It was perfect weather! Not Hot...almost even cold, which is crazy for St. George end of May.
Tucker loves anything Uncle Stu loves, so when Stu asked him to come skim boarding with him Friday night...he was soooo excited! Here they are replicating a pose Stu did once before that makes him look nude...so silly! And a video Grandpa took.
On Saturday morning, Nate and Brooke took us on a little hike into Snow Canyon, to some Sand Dunes that were so fun to climb up, and run or jump down in the sand...that came up to your knees! So fun!!
On Sunday we took the kids over to see the St. George Temple...and tried to get a picture...
Then after dinner we took off and drove home, to miss the crowd on Monday.
